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Mrs Sharon Hodgson vs Katie Lam

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Lab Washington and Gateshead South
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Photograph of Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Mrs Sharon Hodgson and Katie Lam voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 241 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 237 different votes 241 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 387 of 649
Participation
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,694
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
575 eligible divisions
949
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
48.4 % of votes cast
745
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
205
51.6 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

81
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
Appearances
100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
192
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Contributions
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,068,484
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£282,668
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#1
Tax
102 of 111 votes
Migration
151 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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